Amet Korça | |
Fullname: | Amet Ylber Korça |
Birth Date: | 16 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, Texas, United States |
Height: | 6ft 3in[1] |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Solar SC |
Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Clubs2: | → NK Dubrava (loan) |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs3: | NK Dubrava |
Caps3: | 57 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Years4: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs4: | HNK Gorica |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs5: | FC Dallas |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs6: | → North Texas SC |
Caps6: | 33 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Club-Update: | November 13, 2024 |
Amet Ylber Korça (born September 16, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.
Korça is from Arlington, Texas, where he attended The Oakridge School. He played youth soccer for Solar SC in North Texas. He joined Dinamo Zagreb in 2019.[2] [3]
Korça joined NK Dubrava from Dinamo Zagreb, initially on loan, before joining permanently and becoming club captain in his final season. When he left the club he bought a new washing machine for his former club as a farewell gift.[4] In June 2022 Korça was announced as a new signing for HNK Gorica, signing a three-year contract.[5] Playing for HNK Gorica in the Croatian Football League he only managed two appearances which included a red card away against HNK Hajduk Split.[6]
In January 2023 he agreed to join FC Dallas, signing a one-year contract with options for 2024 and 2025.[7] He was released by Dallas following their 2024 season.[8]
Both his parents are Albanian who left Albania initially for New York, before moving to Texas where Korça was born.[9]